Lo Shu Grid significance of nine boxes

 Lo Shu Grid significance of nine boxes

                    Author: Adv Shakti Jain  

4    wood	9 fire	2  earth
3 wood	5    earth	7    metal
8    earth	1 water	6    metal

                                                            Lo Shu Grid Standard Format

Lo Shu Grid is an vital phase of Chinese Numerology and  Vastu Shastra. The grid is 3 x 3 and each of the nine squares are numbered (from 1 to9). Each number corresponds with a different aspect in one's life. Numbers are put in a particular sequence, and this ordering is considered to have an effect on different facets of our lives.

Features assigned to (1-9) Numbers in the Lo Shu Grid::

1. (Bottom-Center): Career, life path, the way of all called cards. Water, Scorpio, represents element of water.

2. SUIT OF SWORDS (Top Right): 2 - Relationships, Partnerships and Marriage It is related to the earth element

3. (Mid-Left): Represents home, vitality and ancestors This is linked with the wood element.

4. Top-Left (4) — Knowledge, Self-Growth & Education.  It's associated with the element of wood.

5. (Center): Represents the center of home & life A balancing number associated with the element of earth.

6. (Bottom-Right): Representing Support, Distance Travelled & Guidance Related to the element of metal.

7. (Central-Right): The spot of creativity, children and enjoying. It is related to the energy of metal.

8. (Bottom-Left): Wealth, Prosperity & Abundance Hematite is linked with the element of earth.

9. (Top-Center): Fame, reputation or public honors, future prospects. Element is Fire.

In the Lo Shu Grid, each number is to be written (placed) in its designated box (grid), that holds significance in terms of the element of it represents. The Lo Shu Grid is often used in Feng Shui to analyze and improve different areas of life and in solving the life problems by telling remedies for week Grids (boxes) and the week or the multiple numbers placed in the grid.

Planet	Matters Signified	Missing Number Remedy	Weak Number Remedy	Related Activities
Sun  (1)	Power, authority, vitality, ego	Use water elements (blue, black), north-facing rooms	Enhance personal power, practice leadership	Exercise, leadership roles, public speaking; Chant Gayatri Mantra or offer Water in a copper glass to the Sun while chanting "Om Shree Aang" after bathing in the morning time.
Moon (2)	Emotions, intuition, mothering, home	Use earth elements (brown, beige), northeast-facing rooms	Strengthen emotional intelligence, nurture relationships	Meditation, journaling, spending time with loved ones
Mars (3)	Energy, action, courage, competition	Use fire elements (red, orange), south-facing rooms	Develop assertiveness, channel energy positively	Martial arts, sports, creative pursuits
(4) Mercury	Communication, intellect, learning, adaptability	Use military green elements (earthy tones), east-facing rooms	Improve communication skills, expand knowledge	Reading, writing, attending workshops, networking; Engage in puzzles, crosswords, debates or any activity that stimulates mental agility
(5) Jupiter	Expansion, growth, philosophy, luck	Use metal elements (white, gold), west-facing rooms	Take calculated risks, broaden horizons	Travel, learning new cultures, philanthropy; Donate yellow fruits like banana or foods like maize flour during evening time to a temple or simply donate these items for langer (arranged free food or help for public) in a temple or gurudwara. Ladies to respect and serve father in law.
(6) Venus	Love, beauty, harmony, relationships	Use earth elements (pink, red), southeast-facing rooms	Cultivate appreciation for beauty, nurture partnerships	Art, music, spending time with loved ones, volunteering; Donate white things like white cloth, milk, butter, cream, white sweets etc on Friday.  Donating cosmetics, perfumes, or other luxury items can also be considered. Donate to white colored young beautiful girls, or in a mandir or gurudwara holding langer (arranged free food charity public). Prosperity, riches to the level of luxuries (costly cars and houses with open green areas etc.
(7) Saturn	Structure, discipline, responsibility, wisdom	Use metal elements (grey, silver), north-west-facing rooms	Develop self-discipline, seek knowledge	Setting goals, time management, studying; Help or donate to the unprivileged laborers.
(8) Rahu	Material gain, ambition, power, transformation	Use earth elements (yellow, brown), center of home	Practice gratitude, balance material and spiritual pursuits	Not directly applicable
(9) Ketu	Spirituality, detachment, renunciation, wisdom	Use fire elements (purple, violet), south-west-facing rooms	Explore spiritual practices, let go of attachments	Not directly applicable